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Business Support Apprentice

Employer
Serco Plc
Location
Gloucester
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
1 Sep 2022

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Specialism
Other
Sector
Unspecified
Role Type
Graduate, Other work and training
Start Date
Immediate
Duration
Permanent
Title: Business Support ApprenticeLocation: Gloucester GL2 28TWorking Week: 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:00 Salary: Up to GBP15000 per annum plus benefits & 25 days annual leaveApprenticeship Qualification: L3 Business Administrator StandardExpected Apprenticeship Duration: Up to 18 months About the roleLooking to kickstart your career in business administration?Here at Serco, we are looking for an Business Support Apprentice to join us working within Serco Education s School Higher Apprenticeship programmes. You ll provide administrative and organisational support to the team as well as maintain very high standard as customer support. As our new Business Support Apprentice, you will be required to undertake a number of tasks within the department. This is the perfect opportunity for someone who has a willingness to learn and develop their administrative skills. Serco has a strong commitment to apprentices and training. As a successful Serco apprentice, you will be provided with unparalleled support throughout the duration of your programme and beyond with endless opportunities for career progression within the business. Your key accountabilities The role will see you supporting communications with existing and potential students and the delivery team, such as marketing initiatives, updates to students and evaluations.As part of the role, you will be responsible for general office and administrative support, maintain records and preparing and attending meetings. Other key duties include registering apprentices on online systems, checking all forms are correctly completed, details are correct and ensuring any missing information is obtained.As well as, regularly checking and recording student usage of the Learning Centre and eAssessor, as you gain more experience, your role will become more challenging and varied with more autonomy to take on tasks. About you We are keen to speak to candidates who are team players but do not shy away from working on their own initiative, taking responsibility for their own workload ensuring tasks are prioritised effectively; with the ability to work to strict deadlines whilst achieving a high level of accuracy.Liaising with colleagues and external customers at different levels is a vital part of this role, therefore, interpersonal skills along with customer care skills with the ability to adapt communication style are highly desirable.Good administrative skills and an eye for attention to detail with a working knowledge MS Office (including Word, Outlook, and Excel) and a basic understanding of financial procedures along with the willingness to learn to use financial systems are key to be successful in this ;The ideal candidate will have GCSE S grades A to C (or 9 to 4 in the new grading system) in Maths and English or the acceptable equivalent. Things to considerIt is essential that you can travel daily to the location in Waterwells Business Park, Gloucester to arrive on time for ; (Subject to Covid-19 social distancing arrangements). About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.
By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks - SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and ;
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At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Silver Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an ;
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